In an effort to generate more solidarity for the Union, James McLanahan suggests that the people of each state and territory should decide for themselves whether slavery should be permitted within their state.

The pamphlet focuses on how the freedom of slaves would be detrimental to society. The author maintains his anti-abolitionist opinion citing examples of the West India Islands and its consequences of emancipation. Examples of the commerce, wealth,...

The pamphlet tells the story of a woman named Elizabeth who was born in 1766. It is an autobiographical account from when she was 97 years old with notes from the publisher at the end. She addresses the impact of the early separation from her...

Jesse T. Peck, a future bishop of the Methodist Church, lays out his prescription for the development of the complete woman, from childhood through adolescence, and on into marriage and full participation in society.